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GONDIBERT,
3.
Rise glorious with thy Master's hopefull Morn!
His favour calls thee to his secret Breast;
Great Gondibert! to spatious Empire born;
Whose carefull Head will in thy Bosom rest.
Rise glorious with thy Master's hopefull Morn!
His favour calls thee to his secret Breast;
Great Gondibert! to spatious Empire born;
Whose carefull Head will in thy Bosom rest.
4.
Be good! and then in pitie soon be great!
For virtuous men should toil to compass pow'r,
Lest when the Bad possess Dominion's Seat,
We vainly weep for those whom they devour.
Be good! and then in pitie soon be great!
For virtuous men should toil to compass pow'r,
Lest when the Bad possess Dominion's Seat,
We vainly weep for those whom they devour.
5.
Our virtue without pow'r but harmless is!
The Good, who lazily are good at home,
And safely rest in doing not amiss,
Flie from the Bad, for fear of Martyrdome.
Our virtue without pow'r but harmless is!
The Good, who lazily are good at home,
And safely rest in doing not amiss,
Flie from the Bad, for fear of Martyrdome.
6.
Be in thy greatness easie, and thy Brow
Still clear, and comforting as breaking Light;
The Great, with bus'ness troubled, weakly bow;
Pow'r should with publick Burdens walk upright!
Be in thy greatness easie, and thy Brow
Still clear, and comforting as breaking Light;
The Great, with bus'ness troubled, weakly bow;
Pow'r should with publick Burdens walk upright!
7.
We chearfulness, as innocence commend!
The Great, may with benign and civil Eyes
The People wrong, yet not the wrong'd offend;
Who feel most wrong from those who them despise!
We chearfulness, as innocence commend!
The Great, may with benign and civil Eyes
The People wrong, yet not the wrong'd offend;
Who feel most wrong from those who them despise!
8.
Since wrongs must be, Complaints must shew the Griev'd
And Favourites should walk still open Ear'd;
For of the suing Croud, half are reliev'd
With the innate delight of being heard:
Since wrongs must be, Complaints must shew the Griev'd
And Favourites should walk still open Ear'd;
For of the suing Croud, half are reliev'd
With the innate delight of being heard:
9.
Thy greatness be in Arms! who else are great,
Move but like Pageants in the People's view;
And in foul weather make a scorn'd retreat;
The Greeks their painted Gods in Armour drew!
Thy greatness be in Arms! who else are great,
Move but like Pageants in the People's view;
And in foul weather make a scorn'd retreat;
The Greeks their painted Gods in Armour drew!
Yield
